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WASHINGTON-Vermont lawmakers have introduced legislation to repeal a key provision of the 1996 telecom act designed to foster antenna siting for mobile-phone operators, setting the stage for a follow-up bill …

NEW YORK-RealNetworks Inc. hopes to hit one out of the ballpark with a new broadcast service for mobile-phone users. Wireless subscribers with data-enabled phones can log on to RealNetworks’ site …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. officially replaced the VoiceStream Wireless Corp. brand name across the United States today with its T-Mobile brand. The rebranding began in July with the launch of …

BELLEVUE, Washington, United States-T-Mobile USA officially replaced the VoiceStream Wireless brand name across the United States today with its T-Mobile brand. The rebranding began in July with the launch of …

CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Holdings Inc. said SpectraSite Communications Inc. and its bank lenders have amended the company’s senior credit facility. The amendment provides the company with greater flexibility as it seeks …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. appointed Tom Lynch executive vice president and president of the company’s Personal Communications Sector. Lynch replaces Mike Zafirovski, who was appointed chief operating officer after Edward Breen …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Harris Corp., Melbourne, Fla., reported fourth-quarter net income July 24 of $26.6 million, or 40 cents per share, on revenues of $497.6 million, in line with the company’s earlier …

WASHINGTON-“Many of the key elements of the digital TV transition are beginning to fall into place,” said Michael Powell, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, as he announced the efforts …

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, United States-NMS Communications said it will supply its HearSay voice services on a trial basis to mobile operator SFR in France. Th offering will provide detailed Tour de …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) qualified 128 bidders to participate in the scheduled 19 June auction of 758 licenses in the lower 700 MHz band (698-746 MHz). Qualified bidders made …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.—Although a variety of companies are working toward creating a market for wireless streaming video, and carriers have talked up the technology, Probe Research in a new report …

OVERLAND PARK, Ill.—Buffeted by the reduced equipment spending of telecommunications carriers, Andrew Corp., Overland Park, Ill., reported second-quarter net income of $3.3 million on sales of $199.7 million, declines of …

ATLANTA—Wireless platform provider Air2Web will partner with the National Football League to broadcast the 2002 NFL draft on wireless devices. Air2Web will provide free up-to-the minute news on draft picks …

NEW YORK—Cue Corp., which provides FM subcarrier messaging and data services throughout North American, said it has partnered with Sensoria Corp. to broadcast real-time traffic information to car radios and …

WASHINGTON—A recent federal appeals court on media ownership limits could impact the Federal Communications Commission’s process for reviewing its rules every two years, said FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps during …

WASHINGTON—President Bush’s 2003 budget eliminates a major telecom infrastructure grant program, while including legislative proposals to reschedule broadcast spectrum auctions and to charge television licensees US$500 million a year starting …

LONDON-In an effort to ensure the delivery of audio and visual content over its forthcoming third-generation network, Hutchison 3G UK Ltd. announced a deal with broadcast management company BBC Technology …

HAYWARD, Calif.—Certicom announced its Digital Rights Management and content protection security technology and services are being used to provide secure data transmissions in new wireless applications from Honeywell and XM …

BEIJING—By the end of the year, China will set up a new telecom carrier, the China Telecommunications Satellite Group Corporation, by merging the satellite subsidiaries of several existing companies, including …

Mobile users in the United Kingdom have been put on alert. A scam is doing the rounds. Text messages are being broadcast to thousands of mobiles stating they should ring …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has loosened its rules to help facilitate the opening up of spectrum as TV transitions from analog to digital. The new rules will allow TV …

Even though third-generation services are not yet available on mobile phones, one Belgium-based company is betting that 3G telematics services will be just as big, if not bigger. Acunia NV, …

WASHINGTON-House and Senate lawmakers plan to introduce legislation after the August recess that would provide federal funding for mobile-phone health research and repeal a 1996 law prohibiting local officials from …

WASHINGTON-In a major development that could leverage political pressure to force mobile-phone carriers to make greater public-safety use of their networks, the first-ever demonstration of emergency wireless messaging went off …

NEW YORK-3Com Corp., Santa Clara, Calif., which entered the wireless market with the advent of the high-speed 802.11b data standard, has made available commercially two of three parts of a …